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Shows fortifications, headquarters, and location and dates of battles.
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Document identity
localId
4m90f543c
label
Map illustrating the defence [sic] of Savannah, Ga. and the operations resulting in its capture by the army commanded by Maj. Genl. W.T. Sherman, Dec. 21st, 1864
core
obj
dtoType
map
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
4m90f543c
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
Map illustrating the defence [sic] of Savannah, Ga. and the operations resulting in its capture by the army commanded by Maj. Genl. W.T. Sherman, Dec. 21st, 1864
description
Shows fortifications, headquarters, and location and dates of battles.
date
["[1881?]"]
year
1881
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_010962
creators
Poe, O. M. (Orlando Metcalfe), 1832-1895
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
Fortification--Georgia--Savannah--Maps
Savannah (Ga.)--History--Siege, 1864--Maps
Savannah Region (Ga.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Maps
subjectsGeographic
Chatham (county)
Georgia
North and Central America
Savannah
United States
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
country
United States
state
Georgia
county
Chatham
city
Savannah
thumbnailUrl
largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
N[ew] Y[ork]
publisher
Am. Photo-Lithographic Co.
Source extras
institutionArkId
sf268508b
collectionArkId
41688024w
schema:latitude
32.0833
schema:longitude
-81.1
extent
1 map : col. ; 73 x 62 cm.
notes
Shows fortifications, headquarters, and location and dates of battles.
Relief shown by hachures.
Insets of fortifications: Works at the eastern point of Whitmarsh Island -- Fort Thunderbolt -- Bastion on the line of defence [sic] across Whitmarsh Island -- Fort Tattnall -- Battery on Turner's Rocks -- Fort McAllister -- Causten's Bluff -- Fort Lee.
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no
dcId
4m90f543c
type
map
Single page context
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1
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0
type
photo
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e0d24a0904427589